Yogthos on Nostr: Soviet linguist, epigrapher and ethnographer Yuri Knorozov, who is particularly ...

Soviet linguist, epigrapher and ethnographer Yuri Knorozov, who is particularly renowned for the pivotal role his research played in the decipherment of the Maya script, the writing system used by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.

Knorozov listed his cat Asya as a co-author on his work, but the editors always removed her. He always used the photo with Asya (above) as his author photo, and got annoyed when editors cropped her out.